7. Swan rescued in Cobham after flying into turbulence over the M25

Rescuers from The Swan Sanctuary, which is based in Shepperton , received a call from Surrey Police's Road Cops team at 2.05am, informing them of an injured swan on the hard shoulder, near Cobham Services.

Dorothy Beeson, founder of the sanctuary, said: "We think it was airborne and then crashed.

"There is often turbulence above motorways, especially if it is windy, and I think it had crashed down."